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Hertford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ashington's Faizal Soon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Danish Hsin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Amirul Teo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bineesh Lee in the 7th minute of play forced Ashington's goalkeeper Amirul Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Hertford booed when Ashington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anil Liang didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 minutes of play, Hertford's Danish Hsin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amirul Teo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Bineesh Lee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. John Hui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryan Rajah in the 17th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bryan Rajah in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John Hui saved Hertford from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Danish Hsin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hertford's supporters rose to their feet, but Danish Hsin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amirul Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bineesh Lee's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amirul Teo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After 22 played minutes Ashington got a freekick which was hit by Mark Dyce. Hertford's Bineesh Lee got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amirul Teo came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Hertford's Danish Hsin. But to his dismay, Danish Hsin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Danish Hsin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Amirul Teo made a huge save. Hertford's John Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Dyce in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Faizal Soon notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Hertford's John Hui. John Hui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 39 minutes into the match, Hertford's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Dyce came free, but John Hui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryan Rajah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. John Hui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Faizal Soon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th match minute, Hertford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danish Hsin to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Danish Hsin to strike the kick off in the second half. Hertford's John Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faizal Soon in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Hertford's Bineesh Lee made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amirul Teo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Faizal Soon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. John Hui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hertford's Danish Hsin got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Danish Hsin made a precise shot to the right of Amirul Teo. Ashington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faizal Soon in the 69th minute of play forced Hertford's goalkeeper John Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ashington's Bryan Rajah pulled a muscle in his leg after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Daniz Gopala Pillai fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hertford's protests and gave Daniz Gopala Pillai a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Daniz Gopala Pillai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Hertford booed when Ashington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khai Liang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amirul Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danish Hsin in the 74th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes Ashington got a freekick which was hit by Darren Sim. Faizal Soon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Hui having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danish Hsin in the 92nd minute of play forced Ashington's goalkeeper Amirul Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hertford were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ashington for a fine match.